Some food firsts…oysters, kit kat flavours, okonomiyaki and JR Passes?!
July 28th 2014 Up bright and early to shovel as much onigiri and other breakfast goodies as possible into us before our short journey outside Hiroshima city. As we were travelling across the city on the Hiroden (tram) towards Hiroden Nishi-Hiroshima terminus, Neil commented about the houses built into the hillsides he could see. Sadly, just over a month later, Hiroshima was hit with heavy rains and some of those
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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more 
RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew
How gorgeous!
That deer should charge a fee. I love the idea of an island where the deer roam free and are unafraid of humans; and I love the feeding ban even more.